About Discovery Land Company Foundation
Find and contribute to innovative solutions to better serve children and families in communities where DLC operates, supporting disadvantaged children in shelters and foster care and improving programs in community centers, academics, nutrition, mentoring, and athletic and outdoor opportunities.
Focus Areas
Children in needFoster care and residential careHousing support for familiesEducation and literacyHuman services for children and familiesNutrition and food banksMentoring and counselingYouth arts and sportsCommunity center programs
Who They Fund
natural disaster victims (hurricane and wildfire survivors)children and families
About Discovery Land Company Foundation
A defining feature of The Discovery Land Company Foundation’s recent giving is its large-scale disaster and housing work in Abaco. In 2025, it awarded $1,900,000 to Global Emergency Relief Recovery and Reconstruction for vulnerable housing rehabilitation and capacity building, following earlier Abaco grants of $1,073,000 in 2024 and $915,000 in 2023 for home rebuilding and home repairs after Hurricane Dorian. That same pattern extends beyond disaster recovery into ongoing support for children and families in places where Discovery Land Company operates. The foundation backs vetted nonprofit programs serving disadvantaged children, including children in shelters and foster care, along with community-based food, mentoring, education, and youth activity programs. Its recent grants also include support for clinics and family services in island communities, shelter expansion for women and children, and programs for maturing foster youth. The grant list shows a mix of very large recovery awards and many smaller local grants, with several recipients returning across multiple years, which suggests an ongoing relationship with selected community partners.
What Discovery Land Company Foundation Funds
Housing rehabilitation and disaster recovery are central to the foundation’s work. It gave $1,900,000 to Global Emergency Relief Recovery and Reconstruction in 2025 for vulnerable housing rehabilitation and capacity building, then continued the Abaco relief effort with $1,073,000 in 2024 for home rebuilding after Hurricane Dorian and $915,000 in 2023 for home repairs in Abaco. Health and basic services also appear in the grant list: Direct Relief received $703,361 in 2023 and $527,638 in 2024 for support for Guana Cay Clinic. In family and youth services, the foundation awarded $55,000 to Safehouse of the Desert in 2024 for a maturing foster youth living program and facility construction and repair, and $30,000 to North East Community Center in 2024 for youth programs, teen jobs and training, food provisions, and an early learning center. It also gave $25,000 to Coachella Valley Rescue Mission for a women and children shelter expansion project.
How Discovery Land Company Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters around $25,000, with the published distribution at p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and p75 of $50,000. The grant list includes both very large recovery awards and many smaller operating or program grants, so the portfolio is not limited to one size band. Multiple recipients appear across several years, including Global Emergency Relief Recovery and Reconstruction, Direct Relief, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Safehouse of the Desert, and North East Community Center, which points to repeat support rather than one-time giving only. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not accept unsolicited applications in the active programs shown.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$15.4M
Total Revenue
$2.7M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHRISTY NICHOLS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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